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• Visual Studio Team System Localizing Team Explorer

  We already localized workitems, but they are looking ugly in team explorer because in some points it mixes our localized text with the English messages from the interface. As we know that there is no prevision for a localized version in Portuguese, we’re thinking about localize team explorer ourselves. We looked through the binaries of VS but couldn’t find the file that contains the resources of Team Explorer client. Where is it   ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System How to delete a Build Type?

  How can i delete a Build Type from a team project There is no direct way to delete a build type from UI. You will have to delete the folder corresponding to the build type name under the TeamBuildTypes folder from the repository. This would be $/TeamProjectName/TeamBuildTypes/BuildTypeName  in the source control repository. ...Show All

• SQL Server Dynamically sizing components at run-time

  Grettings, I need to display a simple chart for each record in a dataset containing a name and value: NAME1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NAME2 xxxxxx NAME3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have not been able to workaround a problem where the charting component will not grow dynamically with values - meaning once the size is set it will fill in all the data but the boundries of the chart will not grow. for example if I stretch the chart to 11 inche ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions WMP duration problems

  Hi, i'm currently using AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL = songs(songnum)AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.Ctlcontrols.currentPosition = Math.Abs(Rnd() * AxWindowsMediaPlayer1.currentMedia.duration - 10) to try starting a song at a random position but it seems like the duration isn't loading fast enough so it always starts at 10 seconds. (Math.Abs(Rnd() * 0 - 10)) = 10 Does anyone have suggestions on how I could get the duration loaded before changing ...Show All

• Windows Forms Call method on owner form

  I have a form that uses showdialog to display a smaller form.  So Form1 opens Form2.  When a user edits the data in Form2 and clicks 'Save', I want to refresh a small section of Form1 that is based on the data edited in Form ...Show All

• Visual Basic IActiveDesktop

  Hello all you great people, i'm trying to use IActiveDesktop from vb6 the only way iv been able to find is by using a ready made .tlb file could someone tell me how i can make a com file so i can add it to vb6 or if theres another way to add it many thanks,   Component File and i don't mind using typelib i just don't know how if you could tell me how i would be Very greatful.   Thanks ...Show All

• Visual C# Connecting to UNIX Server through ASP.NET Application

  I want to connect to UNIX Server and to run the job present in a particular directory direcly from ASP.NET Application. Is there any way to acheive this Thanks in Advance.. To get an answer u might wanna give some more information :) On what port or service u wanna connection on the UNIX server What kind of job u mean starting a process on the UNIX server === Anyway ... no matter what kinda service u wanna use, i ...Show All

• SQL Server dynamically sorting, filtering, and grouping ????

  Hello All, I am a Reporting Services newb.  If I have some tabular reports generated through Report Builder (not Report Designer) is it possible to have the results sorted, filtered, and/or grouped dynamically   If so, how would I go about doing so   Can you provide an example The requirement is that we have some stock reports built using Report Builder.  Then users should be able to specify how they want the each repor ...Show All

• Visual Basic Synchronize settings button isn't working

  Using VS2005 version 8.0.50727.42 RTM, I am experimenting with application settings to add some persistance to a VB windows app. Changing the scope of a setting from User to Application leads to a Configuration system failed to initialize exception at run time. I eventually realized that the Synchronize button on the Settings tab isn't working. It always gives me a dialog No user.config files were found in any of the following locations: [OK] ...Show All

• Visual Studio Trap Errors from SS label command line calls

  We use Command line batch files to do automated builds.  We have seen several issues lately where there is an error while running the SS Label command. Is there a way to check the errorlevel returned from the ss label command and cause the build to fail if the label is not applied. Here is a recent example: SS label $/A/B -l6.3.1209 -i- Comment for $/A/B: PCS_NEWDEV_V6 File \\server\share\data\v\vodaaaaa is already open We do have an "I ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Start a task and assign worked time

  Sorry for these stupid questions, but I can't find any clue how to do that. I assign an estimated time to a task. Ok, but how do I decrease that time I mean, I'm working on the task, and before/during checkin I want to enter the working time. Do I have to start the task, where do I do that, and how do I enter working time The next problem is I can't find the time fields for bugs. Do I have to write my own working items My last question is about ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Empty results generated when code coverage is enabled

  I enable code coverage on a certain signed assembly. Then, I run the test and get the following in the code coverage results: Empty results generated: none of the instrumented binary was used. Look at test run details for any instrumentation problems. I get the following in the run details: Code coverage instrumentation warning while processing file TestSDK.dll: Warning VSP2013 : Instrumenting this image requires it to run as a 32-bit process.&n ...Show All

• Visual Studio Express Editions GDI+ Mapping Question

  I would like to map world coordinates to device coordinates, but I'm a little unsure on how to do it. Suppose I have world extents of (100,100 - 1000,1000) and device extents of (20,20 - 300,300). Page extents are in pixels and identical to device extents. Can someone give me a clue on how to do this. Thanks Peter, I'm aware of using positive up.  Just make the middle value of a 3x3 matrix = -1.& ...Show All

• Windows Forms how to store combobox text value in database when it's not in the lookup table

  Hello, Please help.... When I use DropDownList "Feature" the user can type in values on his own. But how can I store this inside the database Do I need to add this value to the combobox list (When the user enters text this is reflected in the Text property of the combobox.) this.p1ComboBox.DataSource = personView; this.p1ComboBox.DisplayMember = "lastname"; this.p1ComboBox.ValueMember = "pid"; this.p1ComboBox.DataBindings.Add(new System.Windows. ...Show All

• .NET Development Problem with TransactionScope and SqlDataReader with SQL Server 2005?

  I developed some C#.NET 2.0 code that performed perfectly with SQL Server 2000 but is now bombing out with SQL Server 2005. I've been able to duplicate this behavior in every single construct that looks like this: public void SqlMethod1() {     using (TransactionScope ts = new TransactionScope())     {         using ( SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection ( DataManager ...Show All